After levees failed in New Orleans in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, __________ and the Army Corps of Engineers faced heavy scrutiny for their delayed efforts to save storm victims and provide aid to the area

Fill in the blanks with correct word


the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court found that

A. government assistance to religious institutions must advance religious activities. B. government programs may advance one particular religion over another. C. the government must avoid excessive entanglement with religion. D. government aid may be used to purchase prayer books and religious music. E. government funding may support religious (non-secular) activities.

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Environmental laws are an example of how individual property rights have increased since the 1930s

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In 1905, in Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law restricting which of the following?

a. the ability of Congress to limit hours worked per day by women b. the right of women to work the same number of hours as men c. the work hours of bakers to ten hours a day or sixty hours a week d. right to a 40-hr work week

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The U.S. military

a. spends a small fraction of money on the military compared to any other country. b. struggles to have advanced weaponry. c. cannot sustain a military deployment for an extended time. d. is the only country that can deploy its military around the world for sustained periods.

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